lateral aberration
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Related to lateral aberration: optical aberration
lat·er·al ab·er·ra·tion
in spheric aberration, the distance between paraxial focus of central rays on the optic axis.
lat·er·al ab·er·ra·tion
(lat'ĕr-ăl ab'ĕr-ā'shŭn)In spheric aberration, the distance between paraxial focus of central rays on the optic axis.
lateral aberration
Deviation of a ray from the focus measured on a line perpendicular to the axis.
See also: aberration